FKIE_CVE-2017-4921

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-08-01 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:19
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs due to the use of LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable in an unsafe manner. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to load a shared library that may lead to privilege escalation.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100006Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100006Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware vcenter_server 6.5
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